M&A Deal Summary

Lufthansa Cargo AG Acquires time:matters

On August 1, 2016, Lufthansa Cargo AG acquired transportation company time:matters from Aheim, Nordic Mezzanine and Heliad Equity Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lufthansa Cargo AG’s 1st transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Lufthansa Cargo AG’s 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-08-01
Target time:matters
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Lufthansa Cargo AG
Sellers(s) Aheim
Nordic Mezzanine
Heliad Equity Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

time:matters

Neu-Isenburg, Germany
time:matters GmbH is a logistics company, that offers customized logistics solutions for impossible and complex logistics solutions. time:matters GmbH was established in 2002 and is based in Neu-Isenburg, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Lufthansa Cargo AG

Frankfurt, Germany

Category Company
Founded 1977
Sector Transportation
DESCRIPTION

Lufthansa Cargo AG is a provider of cargo carrier services for airport-to-airport freight business. Lufthansa Cargo AG was founded in 1977 and is based in Frankfurt, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Transportation M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 3

SELLER

Aheim

Munich, Germany

Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 70M EUR
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Aheim Capital is a private equity firm focused on acquiring majority/minority stakes in mid-sized German businesses. The Firm looks for profitable companies with experienced management and an established customer base. Aheim will consider opportunities in a variety of industry sectors and looks to invest up to €10 million in transactions valued up to €75 million. Prospective investment situations include corporate successions, management buyouts, growth capital financings, private placements, and shareholder liquidity needs. Aheim Capital is based in Munich.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 7
Sector: Transportation M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 3
Country: Germany M&A 4 of 7
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-03 PDV

Erfurt, Germany

PDV is a provider of IT solutions by offering IT infrastructure consulting with focus on availability, data storage and backup, data communication and security. PDV was founded in 1990 and is based in Erfurt, Germany.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-11-08 W.AG Funktion + Design

Geisa, Germany

W.AG Funktion + Design develops, produces, and offers plastic packaging cases and boxes. W.AG Funktion + Design was founded in 1992 and is based in Geisa, Germany.

Sell -
SELLER

Nordic Mezzanine

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 480M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Nordic Mezzanine is an independent provider of mezzanine financing for buyouts, growth capital needs, and capital restructurings. Nordic will consider opportunities in a broad range of industry sectors and generally looks to invest in Scandinavia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Belgium. The Firm's target investment size is €10 to €40 million. Nordic Mezzanine was formed in 1999 and is based in Helsinki with an additional office in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 26
Sector: Transportation M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 11
Country: Germany M&A 3 of 4
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-09 Almondy AB

Torslanda, Sweden

Almondy AB is a bakery business focused on frozen cakes. Almondy bakes 75 000 cakes per day, sold all over the world.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-15 ESE World B.V.

Maastricht, Netherlands

ESE World B.V. is a manufacturer of plastic waste collection containers. Its product portfolio includes a broad range of 2-wheel and 4-wheel waste containers, collection banks and innovative underground waste collection systems. ESE World B.V. is based in Maastricht, Netherlands.

Sell €263M
SELLER

Heliad Equity Partners

Frankfurt, Germany

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2012
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Heliad Equity Partners is a publicly traded investment company focused on acquiring majority or minority stakes in high-growth companies. Heliad looks to invest €5 to €15 million in profitable, established companies with at least €10 million in sales. Target situations include management buyouts, consolidations, growth/expansion, and turnarounds. Areas of interest include logistics, business services, financial services, healthcare services, and entertainment. Heliad has offices in Frankfurt and Zurich.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector: Transportation M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Germany M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-03-04 assona

Berlin, Germany

assona GmbH operates as an insurance company which offers insurance cover and extended warranties for mobile electronic equipment and products.

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